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... mighty progres- sion of the universe . The stars , scattered in such seeming confusion over space , are not the less poetical because we , by the aid of science , have discovered order amidst apparent disorder , because we have grasped ...
... mighty progres- sion of the universe . The stars , scattered in such seeming confusion over space , are not the less poetical because we , by the aid of science , have discovered order amidst apparent disorder , because we have grasped ...
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... mighty men who went before us . Their words and thoughts are perpetuated for our consolation , our in- struction , and our guidance . We weep for the sorrows , rejoice for the gladness , tremble with the fears , and glow with the hopes ...
... mighty men who went before us . Their words and thoughts are perpetuated for our consolation , our in- struction , and our guidance . We weep for the sorrows , rejoice for the gladness , tremble with the fears , and glow with the hopes ...
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... mighty is the Lord ! ' While the fierce lightning , flashing high , Traced the dread accents on the sky , Writing , as with a fiery rod , Oh , mighty is the Lord our God ! ' VII . THE INFINITUDE OF MERCY . SAY not that any crime of man ...
... mighty is the Lord ! ' While the fierce lightning , flashing high , Traced the dread accents on the sky , Writing , as with a fiery rod , Oh , mighty is the Lord our God ! ' VII . THE INFINITUDE OF MERCY . SAY not that any crime of man ...
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... mighty hands she spread , While rays of glory beam'd about her head- The listless nations started and awoke , As with loud voice the cheering words she spoke : ' No more , ' she cried , ' no more , thou teeming earth , For me or mine ...
... mighty hands she spread , While rays of glory beam'd about her head- The listless nations started and awoke , As with loud voice the cheering words she spoke : ' No more , ' she cried , ' no more , thou teeming earth , For me or mine ...
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... mighty Nevis ! monarch of the hills , The paramount of mountains , gemm'd with rills , Scantily robed , his Titan - shoulders nude , Lifting his head in royal solitude Above his peers , and grimly looking down Over all Britain from his ...
... mighty Nevis ! monarch of the hills , The paramount of mountains , gemm'd with rills , Scantily robed , his Titan - shoulders nude , Lifting his head in royal solitude Above his peers , and grimly looking down Over all Britain from his ...
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Page 266 - Old Tubal Cain was a man of might, In the days when earth was young; By the fierce red light of his furnace bright, The strokes of his hammer rung ; And he lifted high his brawny hand On the iron glowing clear, Till the sparks rushed out in scarlet showers, As he fashioned the sword and spear. And he sang — " Hurrah for my handiwork ! Hurrah for the spear and sword ! Hurrah for the hand that shall wield them well, For he shall be king and lord ! " To Tubal Cain came many a one.
Page 1 - But it is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt such as we spake of before. But...
Page 1 - ... a natural though corrupt love of the lie itself. One of the later school of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should be in it that men should love lies : where neither they make for pleasure, as with poets; nor for advantage, as with the merchant; but for the lie's sake.
Page 235 - For him the axe be bared ; For him the gibbet shall be built; For him the stake prepared ; Him shall the scorn and wrath of men Pursue with deadly aim ; And malice, envy, spite, and lies, Shall desecrate his name. But truth shall conquer at the last, For round and round we run, And ever the right comes uppermost, And ever is justice done.
Page 586 - Thou'rt wrong, my friend," said old King Hal, "Thou'rt wrong as wrong can be; For could my heart be light as thine, I'd gladly change with thee. And tell me now what makes thee sing With voice so loud and free, While I am sad, though I am king, Beside the river Dee." The miller smiled and doffed his cap; "I earn my bread...
Page 364 - Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And tune his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat — Come hither, come hither, come hither! Here shall he see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun And loves to live i' the sun, Seeking the food he eats And pleased with what he gets — Come hither, come hither, come hither!
Page 209 - There's a fount about to stream, There's a light about to beam, There's a warmth about to glow, There's a flower about to blow ; There's a midnight blackness changing Into grey ! Men of thought and men of action, Clear the way!
Page 209 - With the right shall many more Enter smiling at the door : With the giant wrong shall fall Many others, great and small, That for ages long have held us for their prey. Men of thought and men of action, clear the way ! CHARLES MACKAY.
Page 207 - Is the day breaking? comes the wish'd-for hour? Tell us the signs, and stretch abroad thy hand If the bright morning dawns upon the land.
Page 3 - The appropriate business of poetry, (which, nevertheless, if genuine, is as permanent as pure science,) her appropriate employment, her privilege and her duty, is to treat of things not as they are, but as they appear; not as they exist in themselves, but as they seem to exist to the senses, and to the passions.